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pat robertson and jesse jackson ran for president. imagine how different the history of the 1950s would be if billy graham and martin luther king had run for president? in that you can see the shift from a faith-i'm arguing christian faith always has to be in some sense political, because christians are engaged to be involved in the world but in a way that doesn't become an expression of a party line, and iy think that's happen and the left and the right alike. >> your quarrel is with what you call the heresies, joel osteens gospel of prosperity, god wants you to be rich. oprah winfrey's therapeutic religion. you can make yourself look better. >> right. >> glenn beck messianic nationalism which sees god as the commander in chief, so to speak. your quarrel, you call those the heresies, right? >> i try and look at popular theology. right? where are ordinary americans actually getting their religious teachings from today? right? and i think the places that they're getting it from are places like the oprah winfrey show. writers like you k
pat robertson and jesse jackson ran for president. imagine how different the history of the 1950s would be if billy graham and martin luther king had run for president? in that you can see the shift from a faith-i'm arguing christian faith always has to be in some sense political, because christians are engaged to be involved in the world but in a way that doesn't become an expression of a party line, and iy think that's happen and the left and the right alike. >> your quarrel is with...
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he expanded the powers of the office in a way that jackson was able to pick up on. i think that he -- i think actually one of the things i am writing about he is a very underrated president because he was the first great party leader and understood all, all of the issues we are talking about, he understood that you had to have a mandate, that you had to have a legislature with you, and ultimately, he went out on a low note because of the embargo but there are boston things in order to avoid war. >> rose: what is the greatest myth. >> before we just talk about fathers like abigail adams says let's not forget the women and women in fdr's case, she was the primary figure, most importantly, she was the one whose approval he wanted and gave him that incredible serene confidence and he was able to carry through by making him feel that he was the cter of her life, so mothers are in there as well. barack obama's mother and grandparents too. >> truly was an influence. >> it is also true that one of the things that always happened in the roosevelt white house was fdr would ha
he expanded the powers of the office in a way that jackson was able to pick up on. i think that he -- i think actually one of the things i am writing about he is a very underrated president because he was the first great party leader and understood all, all of the issues we are talking about, he understood that you had to have a mandate, that you had to have a legislature with you, and ultimately, he went out on a low note because of the embargo but there are boston things in order to avoid...
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from jackson and roosevelt, and what did i think made him go? what made him a tick? why was e adventurous. >> rose:. >> >> was he genuinely curious? >> he wrote a book about his father. i think he was curious, he was maybe curious about he didn't know the answer to, was what was in the diaries? what surprised you in the diaries? >> which brings up this story. that he, bush 43 wanted the diaries for his own book, and he did not, could not get access to them because bush 41 had given them to you. true? >> i think there is an element of truth to that. >> rose: what is the element that is not true? [laughter.] >> i believe my firsthand knowledge is that the diaries had been given to me for the use of this biography and an ultimate scholarly edition of all the diaries and that had been our agreement for a number of years, and george bush, george herbert walker bush stood by that agreement. >> rose: so he said to his son, i am sorry, i have given my diaries to jon meacham. >> charlie as you know i am a boy from chattanooga, i don't know, i doubt that conversation ever took
from jackson and roosevelt, and what did i think made him go? what made him a tick? why was e adventurous. >> rose:. >> >> was he genuinely curious? >> he wrote a book about his father. i think he was curious, he was maybe curious about he didn't know the answer to, was what was in the diaries? what surprised you in the diaries? >> which brings up this story. that he, bush 43 wanted the diaries for his own book, and he did not, could not get access to them because...
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from nashville, jon meacham, he won a pulitzer prize for the biography of andrew jackson. from washington, d.c., pulitzer prize winning journalist bob woodward, his latest book is called "the price of politics." in new york, michael beschloss, the historian for nbc news and author of many books including "presidential courage: brave leaders and how they changed america." finally robert caro, the pulitzer prize winning author of the biography of lyndon johnson. the most recent biography is called "the passage of power." i'm pleased to have all of them here as we broadcast on this inauguration day as we talk about the second term of president barack obama. i begin with robert caro. what is the challenge for presidents in a second term? >> challenge but a great opportunity when you're in the second term you have nothing more to run for, no more elections. so what you're running for a place in history and you know if you do a great job you will have a great place in history. >> rose: and you never know what's coming though, as vietnam -- >> oh, it -- as i write now, the last l
from nashville, jon meacham, he won a pulitzer prize for the biography of andrew jackson. from washington, d.c., pulitzer prize winning journalist bob woodward, his latest book is called "the price of politics." in new york, michael beschloss, the historian for nbc news and author of many books including "presidential courage: brave leaders and how they changed america." finally robert caro, the pulitzer prize winning author of the biography of lyndon johnson. the most...
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so it would be, you know, tru man scholars and jackson scholars, the regular suspects, a lot of whom appear on your shows. and then he would have dinnerware thats with about different presidents and we had a really private conversation for two or three hours. everybody really loved it, i'm sure. >> rose: and give me your impressions of him. >> well, you know, what you could see in those settings was a person who was totally at ease in talking about issues and talking about policy and talking about history. and you know, there was a warmth that i saw that i know perhaps other people haven't always seen in the dealings with congress, for example. i mean he said to me in the interview that we did for "vanity fair" that he wasn't an extrovert the same way as perhaps bill clinton or fdr was. he likes his quiet timement and i think those kind of dinners for him would measure into quiet time. they didn't take anything from him. he felt like he was gaining something from them. so he is an interesting character as a politician because he does enjoy being with himself. he doesn't seem to need
so it would be, you know, tru man scholars and jackson scholars, the regular suspects, a lot of whom appear on your shows. and then he would have dinnerware thats with about different presidents and we had a really private conversation for two or three hours. everybody really loved it, i'm sure. >> rose: and give me your impressions of him. >> well, you know, what you could see in those settings was a person who was totally at ease in talking about issues and talking about policy...
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. >> reporter: earle lives with her mother, shronda jackson. >> the whole main purpose of the walkout is basically how we felt that the students at lowell and staff members were not respectful to the black culture. we were trying to explain that we are more than just our music and the movies and entertainment. it's very insulting. >> reporter: earle didn't expect that when she took a test and applied to lowell-- which does not charge tuition. >> when we received the letter that she was accepted, i was ecstatic. >> reporter: but earle says she didn't realize how few african americans she'd meet. >> it didn't really soak in until i got inside the classroom and i was the only black person there. >> reporter: diversity-- and how to achieve it-- is a hot topic at boston latin, a selective public high school in massachusetts, at stuyvesant in new york, and other elite schools, many of which are majority asian. often, as at lowell, the african american student population is dropping. officials point to the declining numbers of blacks living in san francisco-- now just 4%-- as one factor in t
. >> reporter: earle lives with her mother, shronda jackson. >> the whole main purpose of the walkout is basically how we felt that the students at lowell and staff members were not respectful to the black culture. we were trying to explain that we are more than just our music and the movies and entertainment. it's very insulting. >> reporter: earle didn't expect that when she took a test and applied to lowell-- which does not charge tuition. >> when we received the...
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deal, it's al smith who is beginning to forge this coalition that also rejecting the old jefferson, jackson small governments. democrats of the 19th century believed in small government. al smith as a legislator and governor of new york, believed in the progressivity agenda, and in many ways, laid the groundwork for franklin roosevelt. >> ifill: carl, adlai stevenson. >> stephenson is an egghead, famously. he runs against dwight eisenhower, loses to him twice, in 1952 and 1956, and after it's over, the democrats sort of decide oh, the public isn't ready for an egghead. the republicans decide this, too, and dwight eisenhower as president begins to very subtly and 0 repetitiously dumb dun his speeches. so fred greenstein, the great political scientist who wrote "the hidden hand presidency" documented this many years later but it leads to a series of presidents -- ronald reagan and george w. bush, who are supposedly not as smart as the people they defeat. 's the point is the public-- both parties realize that the public prefers street smart in a president maybe to book smart. >> ifill: what ab
deal, it's al smith who is beginning to forge this coalition that also rejecting the old jefferson, jackson small governments. democrats of the 19th century believed in small government. al smith as a legislator and governor of new york, believed in the progressivity agenda, and in many ways, laid the groundwork for franklin roosevelt. >> ifill: carl, adlai stevenson. >> stephenson is an egghead, famously. he runs against dwight eisenhower, loses to him twice, in 1952 and 1956, and...
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i remember jesse jackson sr. weeping there. i mean that was a once in a lifetime historical moment. >> ifill: i've heard many obama supporters say that re-electing the president was re-electing the president was even more important than electing him. >> you can't get to the second without the first. the first was a universal. >> woodruff: to interrupt you quickly to say we've just learned that governor romney is on his way to the convention center in boston. of course we'll take that. >> sure. i just think beyond the support of barack obama it was an afrming moment for america. it really was. >> ifill: and this is? this is an affirming moment for barack obama. and his supporters and the campaign. what he's trieded to do and what he wants to try to do but it isn't the same cosmic global emotional... >> woodruff: when you think about it, a year ago, six months ago, nine months ago, the over overwhelming prediction was this president could be beaten. this president was facing, and a year-and-a-half ago you look at any number of in
i remember jesse jackson sr. weeping there. i mean that was a once in a lifetime historical moment. >> ifill: i've heard many obama supporters say that re-electing the president was re-electing the president was even more important than electing him. >> you can't get to the second without the first. the first was a universal. >> woodruff: to interrupt you quickly to say we've just learned that governor romney is on his way to the convention center in boston. of course we'll...